Classic Men's Touriste Commuter Bike - Black ( Wheel 700C, Frame 22 Inch)

The bike was purchased for £100 via Amazon Warehouse deals (used - good condition) but it was actually a new product with a slightly dented rear mud guard.You will have to assemble a few parts which is relatively straight forward, but my biggest problem was the Allan wrench which was really loose making it impossible to tighten the saddle properly, so I had to bring it to the next bike shop and ask for a proper Allan wrench to tighten all the parts as they came loose after a few days of use.Also, the chain is exceptionally prone to breaking when too much load is put on it. My £400 trecking/city bike is much more durable, but then again the latter is on a much higher quality and durability level anyway.For students this is surprisingly a good deal, but be aware that it is not made to last, and my rear wheels is wobbling a bit which will be a problem according to the guys in the bike shop.Price: 5 / 5Comfort: 4 / 5Speed: 3 / 5Gear accuracy: 2 / 5 (out of the box)Chain durability: 1 / 5Build quality: 3 / 5Quality control: 2 / 5Mud guards: 5 / 5

I bought this bike for a commute of about 2km one way four times a day (hence low usage) and selected it for price to offset the risk of it being thieved on campus. The theory is low unit cost per day for a means of transport that will be virtually expendable after a year+ of use.Delivery. Arrived within three working days, which is better than expected for the free delivery option for Scotland to Wiltshire. Top marks there.Assembly. Can be done without reading the manual if you are of even average technical stock. Didn't bother using the supplied tools, so with better than supplied tools I had it up and running in 15 mins from opening the box. Very easy to put together. Tyres are only half inflated, so you will need your own pump.Quality. Chain snapped on the maiden ride (approx. 200m), and snapped to such an extent that the links bent, which I take as low tensile metal. Bought new chain and that solved the problem. On its stand, the bike also fell over in strong wind and the impact shattered the polymer structure of the front brake handle. I didn't see the fall the judge to intensity of the impact. Superglue fixed that.Ride. Very low rolling resistance! I have a German hybrid as well (the one I don't want to go walkabout), and this Touriste might be limited in propulsion (through the gears), but you have to do far less pedalling over any distance. This is odd considering how fat the tyres are.Frame feels very solid underneath you, and with no suspension you are made very aware of the road surface. Haven't fallen with it yet, but would be very interested to see how it handles the extra kinetic energy.Comes with a very decent saddle - built for comfort rather than the speedy, intrusive hammering of the pesterior designed into slender racing saddles.Frame is 22", which is right towards the top end for bikes, and probably too high for me at 6' tall, but I prefer the very high and upright riding position.Brakes need adjusting as you go along, but this is standard for all bikes after assembly.As for mass - the boxed mass is 18.4 kg, but it feels lighter than that.Pertinent points:1. If you buy this, buy a good chain at the same time (I noticed another review noting the chain failure).2. You'll need, as a minimum, you own pump and Philips screwdriver for assembly.3. Doesn't come with lights.I would recommend this bike only for those who can align their expectations with their expense.

I’ve gone back to update my review 5 years on & downgraded star rating from 3. I was a low usage owner. I didn’t do many miles while I owned it. But I’ve wished I had never chosen this piece of rubbish so many times over the years. I paid only 99 UK pounds. Seemed like a bargain. It cost me so much more, in wasted time though, trying to fix the dodgy pedal system, which turned out to be non-standard & therefore very expensive to replace. I should have just got a more expensive, decent, well built bike with standard parts, from the start.This bike was a Xmas pressie. I put it together and tried to fine tune the gears and brakes. Early on, there was a problem with the chain, which really should have been picked up on by quality control of the manufacturer, if there was any! A simple check would have revealed one of the links had been rivetted badly and caused the gears to jump and make a clunk on each revolution. I called Moore Large, who's name was on the manual, but they said they were merely the distributor, not the manufacturer and told me I need to follow it up with the retailer (Amazon in my case) as they don't offer any support. So I emailed Amazon. I'm pleased to say they did respond appropriately and the chain problem was solved with little fuss, other than my time to drop off and pick up the bike to get the repairs done at the local cycle shop.Assembly was not that straight forward. The manual is difficult to follow, but luckily I am the type that's curious to figure out how things work, so I gradually got the right pieces in the right places. The allen key provided was not really good enough to get the tighness thats needed. Makes for an interesting project, if you have a tool set and like basic mechanical stuff. I did the finer adjustment of brakes and gears after a little research online.The position of the handle bars is a little strange and not as comfortable as it might be. There's lots of creaking as it's not stiff enough for the strength of a fully grown man. The top speed in top gear is not great, but acceptable. Low gear uphill, slightly better. I would say the gear change (which is on the handles) is a poor design. Brakes were very effective - but screechy on mine.

I own the bike for more then three years and it is still working. Of course, I needed to fix things in that time, which does not come as a surprise because I ride the bike about 10k each day. I gave it a hard time with some off-road trips and long distance rides.This bike is cheap and you should not expect it to match expensive bike in terms of quality or comfort. The shifting was never smooth, but usable. The brake seam not to be following the standard, at least normal brake pad need one to two flat washer to fasten them properly.